My impression from your interview yesterday is that you feel people in the alt-comic scene shouldn't just be rehashing the same tropes and styles from the top down and should be more ambitious. Vito's comic tries to be "subversive", but a) it's still super hero slop, b) the idea of "what if he's a superhero who kills other superheroes" has already been done and c) it's full of Reddit tier dialogue referencing shit like multiverses.
It’s the same old shit with a different title slapped on top. Vaedo is making his book from a self-aware perspective. He’s purposefully including multiple, overdone, tropes, but instead of using them to subvert anything (& become something new) he simply states, “
I’m subverting all these superhero comic book tropes,” while
not doing shit.
In fact, the
not doing shit goes even further as Viddles is too busy with the constant clout farming to make any serious headway on his project. It really looks like he used his crowdfunding money for personal benefit rather than on the project. Even more so now that he’s doing some Bitcoin mining instead of working on the book, & more plushy dolls of his characters, & fuckin’ pogs, & another playlist, etc etc. Truth is, he can make all the useless shit in the world but it’ll never be enough to make up for the fact that he took his backers money to invest in a high yield savings account, (which by nature takes time to yield profit) rather than using the money to do what he promised.
It’s no wonder his backers keep pushing him about actually delivering on what they paid for. Gives a bad name to the crowdfunding process, too. He’s made it clear how easy it is for someone to run a false advertising campaign so I wouldn’t doubt that many of his backers will now think twice before supporting another creator after being so blatantly lied to. Even just being honest, saying he’d invest the money & spend the better part of the year trash talking other creators instead of working on his book, would have made better sense than lying & faggin’ it up like he has.
I critique art on its merit
It was cool to listen to your interview yesterday on MATI, I enjoyed the conversation about how so many people cut themselves short by not trying new or original things. It would be great to see more original thought or heartfelt ideas being put out there. A lot of people are afraid when it really comes down to it, so it’s especially awesome to hear others talking about that. That creates sparks in others, it inspires them to follow through with their ideas.
Critique on merit is important, it helps artists grow & is a huge compliment (in my book) to have received a critique. Putting opinions on someone or something aside & taking a real look at the work. I’ve seen quite a few people in this thread do just that for Vaedo, myself included. Don’t think he’s realized how valuable that can be. Constructive criticism is invaluable. Every year, it seems like more artists, writers, & other creators get super butthurt about such a valuable thing. It used to be well understood what a great tool concrit is. Now it’s par for the course to see creators refusing any critique from the start, which is so lame. Critique is king.
I think feedback and honest critique are fair game
Absolutely fair game, especially if a work has been put out in the world (professionally or otherwise, either way.) Those who try to shut it down or who insist on positive feedback only, do everyone a disservice. It can be hard (especially in the beginning) to separate your ego from the feedback but overall helps you become better. I could go on & on about this because I’m really passionate about concrit, but that’s the point. Turning your nose up at concrit is poseur bullshit. I say thank you to honest critique because someone took the time to notice the work. That in itself is a compliment.
I’d like to see what you have to say about Vaedo’s (still unfinished) comic book.
